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A Gold Standard Guide
Purchasing Card Essentials: Guide to Establishing and Managing a Program Updated and Expanded Fourth Edition About the Guide
Preparing for the Certified Purchasing Card Professional Exam?
Consider this guide as a comprehensive source for study purposes. Join for Purchase Discount
Purchasing Card Essentials is available to IOCP members for the discounted price of $299. Non-members pay $359. 
PURCHASE YOUR COPY The fourth edition updates the U.S. regulatory information and key sections to keep pace with evolving industry developments. It also includes enhanced and expanded content and infographics, a more comprehensive glossary and new IOCP resources. Other content remains the same as the previous edition. The CPCP credential is awarded to Commercial Card professionals who have demonstrated experience and understanding of the body of knowledge necessary to administer a P-Card program. This credential focuses on individual skills and knowledge of specialized P-Card functions. Achieving this designation allows P-Card professionals to be recognized for their exemplary level of expertise. Earn your credential today > "As we all know Purchasing Card administration is an art. The P-Card Essentials book helped me confirm or correct what I have learned throughout the years. It is a great resource tool that I definitely
want to keep." -- Marie Sena, CPCP, Procurement Card Program Administrator –- Procurement & Contract Services, UNS Energy Corporation
“P-Card Essentials is well-written, concise, and is an indispensable resource for administering a successful program.” -- Mark W. Painter, Procurement Card Administrator, Georgetown University
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